First biomonitoring of microplastic pollution in the Vaal River using Carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) “as a bio-indicator”

Simple item page
cg.contributor.donorRoyal Society, United Kingdomen
cg.contributor.donorUK Research and Innovationen
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africa
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZA
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.subregionVaal River
cg.creator.identifierJosiane Nikiema: 0000-0001-8802-0564
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155623en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051095
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0048-9697en
cg.journalScience of the Total Environmenten
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume836en
dc.contributor.authorSaad, D.en
dc.contributor.authorChauke, P.en
dc.contributor.authorCukrowska, E.en
dc.contributor.authorRichards, H.en
dc.contributor.authorNikiema, Josianeen
dc.contributor.authorChimuka, L.en
dc.contributor.authorTutu, H.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-17T13:50:53Zen
dc.date.available2022-05-17T13:50:53Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/119577
dc.titleFirst biomonitoring of microplastic pollution in the Vaal River using Carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) “as a bio-indicator”en
dcterms.abstractFish inhabiting freshwater environments are susceptible to the ingestion of microplastics (MPs). Knowledge regarding MPs in freshwater fish in South Africa is very limited. In this study, the uptake of MPs by common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Vaal River in South Africa was assessed. MPs were detected in all of the twenty-six fish examined, 682 particles of MPs were recovered from the gastrointestinal tracts of the fish with an average of 26.23 ± 12.57 particles/fish, and an average abundance of 41.18 ± 52.81 particles/kg. The examination of the physical properties of MPs revealed a predominance on fibers (69%), small-sized particles of less than 0.5 mm (48%), as well as prevelance of coloured MPs (94%), mostly green, blue, and black. Using Raman Spectroscopy, the following plastic polymers were identified: high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). To the best of our knowledge, this study, is the first to report MPs uptake by freshwater biota in the Vaal River using common carp as a target organism. It provided evidence of MP contamination in the Vaal.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSaad, D.; Chauke, P.; Cukrowska, E.; Richards, H.; Nikiema, Josiane; Chimuka, L.; Tutu, H. 2022. First biomonitoring of microplastic pollution in the Vaal River using Carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) “as a bio-indicator”. Science of the Total Environment, 836:155623. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155623]en
dcterms.extent836:155623en
dcterms.issued2022-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectmicroplastic pollutionen
dcterms.subjectbiomonitoringen
dcterms.subjectcommon carpen
dcterms.subjectcyprinus carpioen
dcterms.subjectbioindicatorsen
dcterms.subjectaquatic organismsen
dcterms.subjectfreshwateren
dcterms.subjectbiotaen
dcterms.subjectpolymersen
dcterms.subjectchemicophysical propertiesen
dcterms.subjectwastewateren
dcterms.subjectriversen
dcterms.subjecthealth hazardsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

Files

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.75 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

IWMI Journal Articles
Circular Economy and Water Pollution (CEWP)